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(Thursday, 2 nd September 184-7 .> 



Mr. W. Bojer, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Present -.—The Honorable Mr. Dick, President, Mr. Lienard, 

 Vice-President, Mr. Boulon, Secretary, Mr. J. Morris. Hon. R. 

 W. Rawson, Hon. G. C. Cuninghame, Messrs. E. Vigoureux, 

 Ed. Pilot, V. Singery, Rev. L. Banks, Dr. Perrot, VV. 

 Danford, E. Dupont, E. L6clezio, A. Desenne, E. Merle, C. C. 

 brownrigg, Lieut. -Col. Blanshard, E. Poujade, T. Sauzier. 



Mr. Numa Bouton, was proposed as a Member, and seconded 

 by the Hon. Mr. Dick, President, 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Corsane Cuninghame, 

 presenting as a gift to the Society from Mr. Gray of Greenwich 

 6 volumes of the « Natural History of New York. » The Society 

 already under obligations to Mr. Gray for some interesting 

 specimens of British birds which occupy a proeminent place in 

 its Museum, directed the Secretary to express their thanks to 

 Mr. Gray for this valuable present. 



A paper on the mode of irrigating land in Lombardy wjs 

 presented to the Society from His Excellency the Governor. 



Two pen-and-ink drawings by Mr. Capmarlin, wereexhibed 

 to the Society by the Secretary. These very beauliful works 

 ol an represent certain remarkable trees indigenous to this 

 Island, with landscapes drawn from nature ; and displaying a 

 fertility of style seldom united with such minuteness of execu- 

 tion, and an expression of character which were duly appre- 

 ciated by \\m Society. 



